Best Colleges 2014: NIFT, Delhi, the top fashion institution in India

Top-class faculty, international collaborations and exposure put NIFT,
Delhi, at the top of the heap in the much-sought-after field of fashion
technology.

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Aditi Pai

June 5, 2014

ISSUE DATE: June 16, 2014

UPDATED: June 6, 2014 17:36 IST

NIFT, Delhi, Director Arindam Das with students on campus

A student at work on the NIFT, Delhi campus

As an alumnus of Delhi's prestigious National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and a fashion designer who has taken her creations to ramps the world over, Nivedita Saboo believes that it is the "state-of-the-art faculty" and a "ground-breaking" research and development team that help NIFT mould talented designers and fashion entrepreneurs. When it counts renowned names such as Manish Arora, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Ritu Beri and J.J. Valaya among its alumni members, it's little wonder that NIFT, Delhi, is the most-soughtafter institute for fashion and design studies aspirants. For the second year, NIFT, Delhi, has bagged the top slot in the INDIA TODAY-Nielsen Best Colleges Survey's fashion rankings.

"The collaborations and exposure that NIFT provides is second to none. With its various internship programmes and affiliations with Indian and international designers, popularity of a career in fashion is on the rise," says Saboo. Five of its other campuses, too, have made it to the top 10 list-Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata. Pearl Academy in Delhi is second on the list while Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune, makes it to the top 10 on the strength of its academics and co-curricular activities.

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There are 3,300 seats at undergraduate and postgraduate levels across NIFT's 15 campuses for courses in design and fashion technology. Fashion studies are not related only to design of apparel, with courses being offered in accessories and leather design, knitwear fashion and also the growing field of fashion communication.

NIFT, Delhi has been constantly working towards making campus life comfortable for its students and staff with several new technologydriven initiatives. In July 2013, it introduced the NIFT DC (Delhi Centre) Student Handbook for new students as part of its induction kit. Similarly, NIFT, Delhi pioneered the establishment of a biometric attendance system as a first-time initiative last year. It also launched a bi-monthly NIFT DC newsletter in November 2013.

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In April 2013, the institute introduced the generation of e-payslips for the first time to ensure not only privacy but also immediate and convenient access of payslips to all employees on campus. Based on student feedback, and to cater to social concerns, the Delhi chapter is one of the first NIFT centres to have instituted a Committee for Safety of Women in May 2013.

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